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Abortion and the Election

Abortion and the Election Abortion and the Election

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Moira Donegan talks about why American voters are energized for reproductive freedom.

Nov 16, 2022 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

A poll worker

In the War Against Voting, Poll Workers Are on the Front Lines In the War Against Voting, Poll Workers Are on the Front Lines

During the 2022 midterms, election officials faced an unprecedented level of harassment. After the Republicans' poor performance, antidemocratic conspiracies will only become more ...

Nov 16, 2022 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope

People seated around a horseshoe shaped table watch an on-screen address from Ukraine's president

The “International Community” Is an Ineffectual Fantasy The “International Community” Is an Ineffectual Fantasy

World leaders invoke it. We're lead to believe it will act on our behalf. Does it even exist?

Nov 16, 2022 / Rajan Menon

The full moon rises over the cooling towers of the Trillo Nuclear Power Plant in Guadalajara, Spain.

Should Governments Reinvest in Nuclear Power to Fight Climate Change? Should Governments Reinvest in Nuclear Power to Fight Climate Change?

Jessica Lovering argues that nothing scales up like nuclear, while Paul Hockenos says it is just too expensive and slow to deploy.

Nov 16, 2022 / The Debate / Jessica Lovering and Paul Hockenos

Michelle de Kretser’s Unsettled Australia

Michelle de Kretser’s Unsettled Australia Michelle de Kretser’s Unsettled Australia

Her novels examine how migration and globalization have changed the country's identity and relation to the rest of the world.

Nov 16, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Nawal Arjini

Trump point behind a lectern that says Trump.

Donald Trump Knows How to Win the Republican Presidential Nomination Donald Trump Knows How to Win the Republican Presidential Nomination

The defeated former president is running again in 2024 and—despite what some pundits say—he’s the favorite to win the GOP nomination.

Nov 16, 2022 / John Nichols

Sharon Lewis, a Pueblo of Acoma Native

Why Democrats Lose When They Ignore the Native Vote Why Democrats Lose When They Ignore the Native Vote

Indigenous organizers and activists say that the party can't afford to overlook them any longer

Nov 15, 2022 / Simon Moya-Smith

Sean Patrick Maloney at a press conference

New York State Cost Democrats Control of Congress. Will Anyone Be Held Accountable? New York State Cost Democrats Control of Congress. Will Anyone Be Held Accountable?

Dysfunctional candidates lost winnable seats—and now they’re trying to blame progressives for it.

Nov 15, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Democrats Should Use This Moment to Codify “Roe v. Wade”

Democrats Should Use This Moment to Codify “Roe v. Wade” Democrats Should Use This Moment to Codify “Roe v. Wade”

The midterms proved that Americans support abortion rights, and Democrats should enshrine them—even though the Supreme Court will promptly strike them down.

Nov 15, 2022 / Elie Mystal

People seated around a horseshoe shaped table watch an on-screen address from Ukraine's president

How to End the War in Ukraine? Sit Down and Talk. It’s Time. How to End the War in Ukraine? Sit Down and Talk. It’s Time.

Negotiating a diplomatic solution to the conflict is just common sense.

Nov 15, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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